The Weeknd’s Etihad Return Wows 43,000 as UK Leg Opens

Overview

• The Weeknd kicked off the UK and Europe leg with a near-two-hour show at Etihad Stadium on June 11 that reviewers praised and that played to about 43,000 people.
• The production used large-scale effects including pyrotechnics, lasers, masked dancers and a towering Hajime Sorayama sculpture to create a cinematic, post‑apocalyptic stageworld.
• The setlist spanned the trilogy of Hurry Up Tomorrow, After Hours and Dawn FM plus earlier hits, letting the artist move between new material and crowd favourites across the long show.
• Local logistics shaped the fan experience with published stadium guidance on VIP and turnstile times, a 10:30pm curfew, and posted prices for official merchandise and food and drink that many described as steep.
• The tour remains a commercial juggernaut, having grossed over $1 billion to date, and the UK dates continue with a second Manchester night on June 12 before further European shows and a planned Asia finale.